Swadi! Why must you tempt me so dearly but elude me completely?

Dennis, if you have room for another tree, you should plant an Anna Apple.  It was bred in Israel for their climate and loves heat!  There was one on this property when we purchased it, and we warily tasted one.  Oh my gosh!  It was the BEST apple either of us has ever had.  Ripens here in June/July.  It's very crisp and sweet with a nice apple tang.  Makes great pies!!  We just planted another tree, so now we have two Annas!

Sorry to go off topic.

Suzi

Suzi,
I agree, the Anna is awesome. I tried my first at Jon's a few years ago and was hooked. That was the first fruit tree I purchased when I bought my home. I'm going to build a strong cage around it this year. Some critter always eats them when they get the size of a half-dollar so I've yet to eat one in 4 years. My tree has blossomed and is setting a ton of fruit this year.

Sue, they aren't even ripe half dollar size!  What could be eating them?  YIKES!  Ours is next to the chain link fence, so maybe that protects it from some critters.

We pick ours when they have a blush of pink, and we go down every day to check.  They keep well in the fridge.  I just make a ton of pie filling, and line pie tins with seran.  Freeze the filling in the pie tin, and then just make crust and pop those frozen fillings already pie shape in there.

I really hope you get to taste yours this year.  There is not a better apple!!

Suzi

Dennis,i do have a black fig from the city of Beit Shemesh(Mahseia)-Golan garden.

israeli fig would be nice. one of my best friend is a jewish. other one is only known as "american". his family goes as far back as civil war and beyond, they never really determinded where they originated from. i gave him a Israeli Red, but he kill it. doesn't have any green thumb on him... then again, i killed all mine too.

sent you pm dennis

Suzi & Sue, over the past few days. I've been thinking about an Anna apple tree. I do have a place for it but contemplating growing it in a huge container on my 30 acres. But I want that dude inches from my the house. Hmmmmm. I've already got rid of my Kumquats and Pineapples. I need to think about it some more.

thanks!